> Every coach in the Big 12 has guided a team to the NCAA Tournament - the only conference in the nation that can boast of that feat.
> Six of the head coaches in the Big 12 have guided teams to the Final Four at some point in their careers, with five boasting at least 500 career victories.
> Eight of 10 head coaches boast a minimum of 225 career victories with every head coach having a winning career record.
> Three of the top 10 active coaches for NCAA Tournament victories now reside in the Big 12 (Self, Smith, Huggins).
> The Big 12 leads the nation in NBA draft picks over the last five years.
> Four teams from the Big 12 rank in the top 25 of the latest ESPN.com recruiting rankings for the class of 2013, with six in the top 40.
> Nine of 10 teams (90 percent) in the Big 12 have been ranked in the top 25 since 2009. That’s a greater percentage than any conference in the country during that span.
> Big 12 basketball has been ranked among the top five conferences in final RPI (post-NCAA Championship) in six straight seasons and 11 of 12 years since 2002.
> The Big 12 is second nationally with seven Consensus All-America First Team selections in the past seven years. The league also has the second-most unanimous honorees since 1997.
